5 British Film Comedies That Must Never Be Remade

By Thomas Ahearn /

3. The Mouse That Roared

If there€™s anything to be learned from the new Pink Panther movies, it€™s that even someone as talented as Steve Martin has trouble stepping into Peter Sellers€™ shoes. So it would be extremely difficult if not impossible to replace him in the three roles he plays in this Cold War comedy. No, I€™m not talking about Dr. Strangelove. This film may not be as darkly comic nor as groundbreaking as Stanley Kubrick€™s masterpiece but it can be just as funny at times. The story of a tiny European country that declares war on the United States would require numerous updates and revisions to seem relevant in a post-9/11 world. I doubt any of them would be worth it.